St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-03

Aoo oocu uuTueTcu d1tSr having OScA oo
serted by his escort. No tidings from Wa
delai or Albert Nyanza have been received
since the intelligence which arrived on Au-
gust 15. This stated that the messengers dis
patched to inform Emin Pasha of Stanley
expedition had reached Mlisa, on the east
shore of the Albert Nyanza, about May l,
had found that Emin was absent on
an exploring tour in the Unyoro
district and had pushed on after
him. 1t is stated that the present report
about the alleged massacre of Stanley was
brought from Tabara by ivory dealers who
formerly corresponded with Tippoo lib,
Stanley's present ally. Tabara is in an
opposite direction from Wadeai and Albert
Nyanza, and the story, it is believed, origin.
Hted among the enemies of TippOO lib,
especially as the tale contains the statement
that Tippoo deserted Stanley and was also
subsequently killed.
There was an eclipse of the sun at Berlin.
The sky was entirely overcast and the sun
was invisible The eclipse was preceded by
the appearance of deeply colOred clouds.
The color increased as the sun rose, but grad
ually faded whereupon general darkness
suddenly set in. Clouds of increased deep
colOring returned after a few minutes and
then daylight ensued. Thousands of people
came to Berlin by the railway and in carri-
ages from different points to observe the phe-
nomenon.
The Radical newspapers Of Paris, COM
menting on Premier Rouvier's speech at the
mercantile banquet, consider his reference
to the attitude of the government toward the
Right not sufficiently explicit. The Mod
crate Republican organs approve the speech.
riot occurred at kenmare, County
Kerry, Ireland, and the mob attacked and
stoned the barracks where the police were
quartered. The police charged with drawn
swords upon the rioters, injuring many of
them and arresting number.
The O'Grady tenants at Herberstown, Ire
land, refuse to accept a reduction Of twenty
per cent unless the costs be remitted. They
will probably be evicted.
At the National Encampment of the Sons
of Veterans at Des Moines, Ia, General G..
b. Abbott, of Chicago, was chosen COM
mander-in-chief; Colonel Henry A. Frazee,
of Ohio, lieutenant general; Colonel ]. J..
Speaker, of Missouri, general; c. B. Cook,
of Dakota, Colonel Applegate, of Nebraska,
and c. A. Anderson, ]. L. R. Rakes and E..
b. Smith, of Pennsylvania, were chosen
members of the council-in-chief. Wheeling
was chosen as the next place of meeting.
The American Bar Association held its
annual session at Saratoga Officers were
elected as follows: President, George g..
Wright, Des Moines, Iowa; secretary, Ed
ward Otis Hinkley, Baltimore; treasurer,
Francis Rawle, Philadelphia; executive
committee, c. C. Bonney, Chicago; Simeon
E. Baldwin, New Haven; George A. Mercer.
Savannah.
Workmen on the line of the Minnesota
and Northwestern railroad unearthed a por-
ton of the skeleton of mastodon near Ca
lena Ill. Most of the bones were badly de-
cayed.
A dispatch from Carmel N. Y, says F. A.
Hoyt the cashier of the Putman-county
Bank, is a defaulter in the amount of $25 900.
A dispatch from Chicago says the proposed
Russian-American extradition treaty, which
was given 70 the public some years ago, has
aroused the opposition of many Russians
residing in that city. A meeting was held.
and a society, called the "Anti-Russian
Treaty Society,"" was organized. The mem
bers of the society claim that the treaty as
proposed is contrary to the spirit of the
American constitution.
The officials at the War Department have
received no official information on which to
base fears of a serious outbreak among the
White-river Utes, although it is acknowI-
edged that, if the Utes become aroused and
any number 60 ON the war-path, the results
erous and great fighters.
The United Labor Convention, which met
in Syracuse, n. Y, nominated Henry George
for secretary of state. The Clarendon Hall
platform, on which Henry George made his
canvass for mayor of New York, was
adopted.
About 300 miners at Ramey's coke works,
at Connellsyille, Pa, went on strike because
the twelve and a-half per cent. advance
granted during the last strike was cut off.
Professor Spencer F. Baird, of the United
States Fish Commission died at Woods
Holl, Mass.
A storm struck Republican City, Neb.,
which demolished and unrOofed houses. A
large brick schOol-house, nearly completed,
was wrecked, and the carpenters buried in
the RUNS. J. J. Tanning and man named
Allen were killed, and six others seriously
injured, two fatally. H. H. Wetherells
house was blown away, and his wife and
two children were injured Hailstones an
inch in diameter fell during the storm.
The steamer Atlas, which left New York d
few days ago for the West Indies, returned
to that port, having been in collision with
the schooner Lizzie Wilson, Captain Chad.
wick, from Baltimore to New York,
off Barnegat. The schooner sank i'm
mediately, carrying down the wife and
daughter of the captain and two seamen.
The Atlas rescued Captain Chadwick and
three sailors and took them to New York.
During sham battle at the reunion of the
Illinois Veterans, at Enfield,
Ill, two cannons were prematurely dis
charged. G. Sullenger had both arms blown
off and will probably die. The others in
iured were James Crockett, Robert Johnson,
Irwin Reeder, William Daniels and Eman-
uel Berry. They are badly lacerated and
\urned, but will, it is thought, recover.
One man was killed and two others were
injured by an explosion of
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